ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Ministry quashes plans to build road through biosphere reserve
13/07/2022|07:47:00
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has assessed that the construction of a road through the Dong Nai biosphere reserve, to connect Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai provinces, should not go ahead as it would have a great impact on the ecosystem of the reserve.
Kien Giang Province farmers switch to cajuput
06/07/2022|07:19:00
More farmers in Kien Giang Province’s Giong Rieng District have switched to growing cajuput trees on unproductive rice fields, fallow areas and lands with acid sulphate soil, optimal places for them to grow.
ADB supports sustainable forestry and biodiversity
08/03/2022|07:24:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $15 million equity investment in New Forest’s Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2) L.P. to support sustainable forestry practices in Southeast Asia and reduce logging in natural tropical forests by helping sustainably managed plantation companies to scale up their operations.